Yon, Y., Mikton, C., Gassoumis, Z. & Wilber, K. (2017). Elder abuse prevalence in community settings : asystematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet, 5, e147-e156.
This section suggests a selection of international publications on mistreatment of older adults that have been published since 2007. A scientific literature review is carried out every six months in order to regularly enhance this reference list.
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Yon, Y., Mikton, C., Gassoumis, Z. D. & Wilber, K. H. (2017a). Research Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Elder Abuse Prevalence Studies. Canadian Journal on Aging, 36(2), 256-265.
Yon, Y., Mikton, C., Gassoumis, Z. D. & Wilber, K. H. (2017).The Prevalence of Self-Reported Elder Abuse Among Older Women in Community Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 1-15.
Bhatia, M. S., Srivastava, S., Khyati, M. & Kaushik, R. (2016). Prevalence of Abuse in Mentally Ill Patients Visiting Outpatient Setting in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India. Medicine, Science & the Law, 56(2), 91-98.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and incapacity and handicap*
Dong, X. (2016). Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes: How Do We Advance the Field of Elder Justice? Annals of Internal Medicine, 165(4), 288-289.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and institution*
Eslami, B., Viitasara, E., Macassa, G., Melchiorre, M. G., Lindert, J., Stankunas, M., Torres-Gonzalez, F., Barros, H., Ioannidi-Kapolou, E. & Soares, J. J. (2016). The Prevalence of Lifetime Abuse Among Older Adults in Seven European Countries. International Journal of Public Health, 61(8), 891-901.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon*
Jackson, S. L. (2016). A Systematic Review of Financial Exploitation Measures in Prevalence Studies. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 37(9), 1150-1188.
Kaspiew, R., Carson, R. & Rhoades, H. (2016). Elder Abuse in Australia. Family Matters, (98), 64-73.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and gender*
Lachs, M. S., Teresi, J. A., Ramirez, M., van Haitsma, K., Silver, S., Eimicke, J. P., Boratgis, G., Sukha, G., Kong, J., Besas, A. M., Luna, M. R. & Pillemer, K. A. (2016). The Prevalence of Resident-to-Resident Elder Mistreatment in Nursing Homes. Annals of Internal Medicine, 165(4), 229-236.
Nisha, C., Manjaly, S., Kiran, P., Mathew, B. & Kasturi, A. (2016). Study on elder abuse and neglect among patients in a medical college hospital, Bangalore, India. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 28(1), 34-40.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon*, hospital settings* and intercultural*